Hospitalist Physician (Locum Tenens)

Quick Facts

• Role: Locum Tenens Hospitalist Physician
• Start: ASAP
• Setting: Inpatient Hospital Medicine
• Facility: 217-bed hospital (teaching hospital)
• ICU Model: Open ICU, co-managed with Intensivists and Pulmonology
• Night Coverage: 2 physicians and 1 APP
• Clinical Support: GME program on-site
• EMR: Epic with MModal
• Procedures: None required

Description

Provide comprehensive inpatient care in a teaching hospital with an open ICU co-managed by Intensivists and Pulmonology. You will supervise NPs/PAs, respond to hospital codes and rapid response team (RRT) calls, and collaborate with a multidisciplinary team. Maintain timely clinical documentation using Epic with MModal.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate hospitalized patients and develop treatment plans
• Coordinate ongoing inpatient care
• Supervise and collaborate with midlevel providers (NPs/PAs)
• Respond to hospital codes and RRT calls
• Collaborate with Intensivists and Pulmonology for critically ill patients in the open ICU
• Work within a multidisciplinary teaching hospital environment
• Maintain timely and accurate clinical documentation in Epic and MModal

Requirements

• MD or DO
• BC/BE in Internal Medicine or Family Medicine preferred
• Active, unrestricted Mississippi medical license
• Active DEA registration
• Current ACLS, ATLS, PALS, and BLS certifications
• Ability to supervise NPs/PAs and respond to codes/RRT calls
• Comfort practicing in an open ICU environment
• No procedures required

Benefits

• Ongoing locum tenens inpatient coverage opportunity with ASAP start